Portraits

Hey all,

            Last Saturday after reviewing the features of the face, class particpants drew each other. We focused on such things as the distance between the center of the nose and corners of the eye, space between the top of the eyelid to the top of the eye socket to the eyebrow.
            We noticed how different each side of the face features are from the shape of each eye, nostrils, corners of the mouth. All amazing. So much fun. One person modeled while the other drew them. Then we switched. After that, everyone worked on their portraits.
          The best thing was how well everyone did. Truly.
Time allowed everyone to begin to shape and shadow around the eyes, under the nose, lips and chin and to add details to hair, ears, eyebrows.
                Portraits - capturing someone's image - is one difficult task. This past week's class got everyone on their way to understanding the basics. Don't worry, we'll continue to work on the subtle differences and nuances of the face.

Next week I'll teach drawing and painting people. Prior to this, we learned about human body proportions. This time I will demonstrate how to paint people using shapes and gestures while keeping in mind those proportions of the body. We'll use some basic shapes and quick gesture painting.

                        FYI - the wedding was beautiful and the cake awesomely delicious.